Top Items:
Justin Smith / Inside Facebook:
Facebook Friend Lists let you manage your “friends” more effectively — This morning Facebook launched a new “Friend Lists” feature that will make the problem of organizing your hundreds of Facebook friends a little easier. — Facebook wants their “social graph” (your friend list) …
Discussion:
Insider Chatter, ReadWriteWeb, Between the Lines, VentureBeat, Groundswell and mathewingram.com/work
RELATED:
Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:
My New Facebook Strategy and the FB Power Level — I had heard there was a 5k friend limit on Facebook. I just didn't take it to heart. Until I reached 5k and tried to add 5001., at which point FB reminded of the limit. — It was a weird moment ,but actually one that I have come to respect and appreciate.
Discussion:
Insider Chatter, Mark Evans, Jim Kukral, LucaFiligheddu.com, Steve Sloan …, Mashable!, Scobleizer, michael parekh on IT, Alec Saunders .LOG and Reel Pop
MSDN Blogs:
Internet Explorer 8 and Acid2: A Milestone — As a team, we've spent the last year heads down working hard on IE8. Last week, we achieved an important milestone that should interest web developers. IE8 now renders the “Acid2 Face” correctly in IE8 standards mode.
Discussion:
All about Microsoft, Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog, molly.com, Bink.nu, Windows Connected and Scott Fegette
RELATED:
Charles / Channel 9:
IE 8: On the Path to Web Standards Compliance - ACID 2 Test Pass Complete — The IE team has been very hard at work on IE 8 for the past several months and they hit a huge milestone last Friday evening. The IE dev team checked in a bunch of code that included several new features implemented …
Google Talkabout:
Merry Christmas, God Jul and — OK, I cheated. I don't really speak Chinese. But I know a bot that does, and we're releasing it today together with number of other translation bots. For those not familiar with bots, a (ro)bot is a piece of software that acts as a chat contact and provides some fun or useful functionality.
RELATED:
Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:
Developing apps for Google Android: it's a mixed bag — The software development kit for Google's Linux-based Android mobile phone operating system has been out in the wild for a over a month now, plenty of time for developers to form opinions of the platform and assess the capabilities of the API.
RELATED:
Scott Morrison / Wall Street Journal:
Glitches Bug Google's Android Software — SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. claims its Android mobile-phone software will usher in a new era of wireless communications. But for developers like Adam MacBeth, Android has so far brought headaches and frustration.
Bill Ray / The Register:
700MHz attracts Paul Allen — Chunk of spectrum latest must-have accessory for the super-rich? — The FCC has revealed the list of bidders interested in owning a little 700MHz, a spectrum due for release in January next year with the switch off of analogue TV.
Discussion:
Techdirt, Electronista, Reuters, Techland, Epicenter, IP Democracy, Gearlog, Digital Daily, Mashable!, WebProNews and Phone Scoop
RELATED:
Sara Rimer / New York Times:
At 71, Physics Professor Is a Web Star — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Walter H. G. Lewin, 71, a physics professor, has long had a cult following at M.I.T. And he has now emerged as an international Internet guru, thanks to the global classroom the institute created to spread knowledge through cyberspace.
Chris Remo / Shacknews:
Duke Nukem Forever Teaser Debuts on Shacknews — Following yesterday's screenshot release, Shacknews is pleased to premiere the first new Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer in over six years. According to George Broussard of developer 3D Realms, the approximately minute-long video …
Discussion:
CrunchGear, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Global Nerdy, Alice Hill's Real Tech News, Joystiq, Blue's News, The Tech Report, Tech Blog, GamePro.com, TechSpot News and Kotaku
Beltzner / Mozilla Developer News:
Firefox 3 Beta 2 now available for download — Please note: We do not recommend that anyone other than developers and testers download the Firefox 3 Beta 2 milestone release. It is intended for testing purposes only. — Firefox 3 Beta 2 is now available for download.
Discussion:
Webware.com, WebProNews, Download Squad, Ars Technica, Mozilla, AppScout, Hardware 2.0, p2pnet, Computerworld, CrunchGear, GottaBeMobile, Tom Raftery's Social Media and Digg
Forbes:
The Web Celeb 25 — Things change fast on the internet —and fame is no exception. Nearly half of the online celebrities identified in the inaugural edition of the Forbes.com Web Celeb 25 failed to place on the list in this second edition. Among the casualties: YouTube star LonelyGirl15 …
Monica Chen / DigiTimes:
Intel to delay launch of three 45nm quad-core CPUs on poor AMD performance — Intel has recently adjusted its product strategy and will postpone three 45nm quad-core CPUs that were originally scheduled to launch in January next year, according to sources at motherboard makers.
Direct2Dell:
Linux Update: Ubuntu 7.10 and Built-In DVD playback — Many people don't realize how young our consumer Linux client program is...we started in May this year. I've been along for the ride every step of the way - from the time we heard loud and clear that there was a need not being met by any other major PC manufacturer at the time.
Discussion:
Download Squad, Open Source, DesktopLinux.com, Between the Lines, CyberNet, dailytechrag.com/news …, Engadget and Digg
Business Wire:
The NPD Group: 50 Percent of Mac Users in the U.S. Paid to Purchase Music Downloads versus 16 Percent of PC Users — Apple computer users are also more likely to listen to music and watch videos on their MP3 players and home computers — PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—(BUSINESS WIRE) …
Discussion:
Digital Daily, Digital Trends, Infinite Loop, Slyck, Macsimum News, MacDailyNews and Computerworld Blogs
Mark Glaser / MediaShift:
Digging Deeper:: When Will Google's ‘Big Project’ YouTube Bring in Profits? — When Will Google's ‘Big Project’ YouTube Bring in Profits? — In its brief 22-month history, video-sharing site YouTube has become a cultural phenomenon. The Iraq War has been called the “YouTube War” …
Grant Gross / PC World:
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo settle gambling charges — Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have agreed to pay a total of US$31.5 million to resolve claims that they promoted illegal gambling, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. — Recommend this story?
